Working Across Divides.
Building Shared Futures.

For over three decades, Belfast Interface Project has worked with communities across interface areas, supporting peacebuilding, research, youth participation and the transformation of divided spaces.

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2017 regional interface map

Explore Northern Ireland’s interface landscape.

BIP’s 2017 research identified 116 interface barriers and forms of defensive architecture across Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Lurgan and Portadown. Zoom from the regional picture into streets, aerial imagery and individual interface sites.

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Based on Interface Barriers, Peacelines and Defensive Architecture, published by Belfast Interface Project in 2017. The map is a historical research snapshot and does not establish the present status of any barrier. Read the 2017 report in BIP Works.

BIP Works / Archive

Research & Project Archive.

Three decades of research, practice reports and community projects documenting Belfast’s interfaces and the work of building shared space.

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News from BIP

Stories from the interfaces.

Current work, community stories and moments from BIP’s archive, bringing together the people, partnerships and ideas shaping interface work across Belfast.

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Belfast Interface Project 25th anniversary and AGM

12 December 2025 · Anniversary & AGM

Belfast Interface Project marks 25 years.

BIP brought its 25th anniversary celebration and Annual General Meeting together in one event, reflecting on the organisation’s journey and looking ahead to the next stage of interface work.

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Explore current stories alongside BIP’s complete Interface newssheet collection and annual reports dating back to 2000.

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